Tag: drug addiction

Better an addict than a thief: disciplining drug- and alcohol-dependent employees

By Northern Exposure Mar 24, 2013 Northern Exposure

Updated: Mar 24, 2013

By Jennifer M. Shepherd and Hannah Roskey It’s well established that discrimination against an employee on the basis of a physical or mental disability is prohibited in Canada. Drug or alcohol addictions constitute a “disability” under most human rights legislation such that employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees on the basis of their addictions. […]

Ruling Helps Alberta Employers Defend Preemployment Testing Challenges

By Katie Clayton Jan 22, 2008 Northern Exposure

Updated: Jan 22, 2008

by Michael Ford McCarthy Tetrault A long-awaited ruling of the Alberta Court of Appeal clears up some questions related to preemployment drug and alcohol testing related to safety-sensitive positions. The case – Chiasson v. Kellogg Brown & Root issued December 28, 2007 – involved an admitted casual user of marijuana being terminated from his employment […]